The Massachusetts Department of Education recently released MCAS scores from spring 2012 that show Norwood students on the whole out-performing the state's numbers.
With all the grades and all schools combined, 74 percent of Norwood students scored "Advanced" or "Proficient" in English, 62 percent in Mathematics and 57 percent in Science and Tech. Statewide 69 percent of students scored in the top two categories for English, 59 percent in Mathematics and 54 percent in Science and Tech.
These are the Norwood scores sorted by school and grade:
C.M. Callahan School
| Grade/Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improvement | % Warning/Failing | Students Tested |
| 3rd English | 21 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
| 3rd Math | 36 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 28 |
| 4th English | 20 | 51 | 27 | 2 | 51 |
| 4th Math | 16 | 45 | 39 | 0 | 51 |
| 5th English | 21 | 52 | 21 | 6 | 33 |
| 5th Math | 48 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 33 |
| 5th Science | 45 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 33 |
| All English | 20 | 52 | 25 | 3 | 113 |
| All Math | 30 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 112 |
F.A. Cleveland School
| Grade/Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improvement | % Warning/Failing | Students Tested |
| 3rd English | 31 |
37 |
27 |
4 |
70 |
| 3rd Math | 22 |
42 |
29 |
7 |
69 |
| 4th English | 22 |
43 |
29 |
6 |
65 |
| 4th Math | 22 |
40 |
29 |
6 |
65 |
| 5th English | 27 |
50 |
21 |
2 |
48 |
| 5th Math | 46 |
27 |
21 |
6 |
48 |
| 5th Science | 27 |
33 |
33 |
6 |
48 |
| All English | 27 |
43 |
26 |
4 |
183 |
| All Math | 28 |
37 |
27 |
8 |
182 |
J.P. Oldham School
| Grade/Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improvement | % Warning/Failing | Students Tested |
| 3rd English | 14 |
57 |
29 |
0 |
49 |
| 3rd Math | 43 |
35 |
20 |
2 |
49 |
| 4th English | 9 |
57 |
33 |
2 |
46 |
| 4th Math | 9 |
38 |
42 |
11 |
45 |
| 5th English | 13 |
53 |
30 |
5 |
40 |
| 5th Math | 23 |
25 |
43 |
10 |
40 |
| 5th Science | 13 |
28 |
58 |
3 |
40 |
| All English | 12 |
56 |
30 |
2 |
135 |
| All Math | 25 |
33 |
34 |
7 |
134 |
C.J. Prescott School
| Grade/Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improvement | % Warning/Failing | Students Tested |
| 3rd English | 17 |
44 |
39 |
0 |
41 |
| 3rd Math | 39 |
32 |
22 |
7 |
41 |
| 4th English | 22 |
48 |
26 |
4 |
50 |
| 4th Math | 22 |
42 |
32 |
4 |
50 |
| 5th English | 20 |
55 |
25 |
0 |
40 |
| 5th Math | 28 |
38 |
30 |
5 |
40 |
| 5th Science | 25 |
33 |
40 |
3 |
40 |
| All English | 20 |
49 |
30 |
2 |
131 |
| All Math | 29 |
37 |
28 |
5 |
131 |
Balch School
| Grade/Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improvement | % Warning/Failing | Students Tested |
| 3rd English | 6 |
57 |
37 |
0 |
49 |
| 3rd Math | 19 |
46 |
31 |
4 |
48 |
| 4th English | 2 |
39 |
50 |
9 |
44 |
| 4th Math | 14 |
23 |
47 |
16 |
43 |
| 5th English | 8 |
53 |
31 |
8 |
49 |
| 5th Math | 29 |
37 |
27 |
8 |
49 |
| 5th Science | 18 |
37 |
33 |
12 |
49 |
| All English | 6 |
50 |
39 |
6 |
142 |
| All Math | 21 |
36 |
34 |
9 |
140 |
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
| Grade/Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improvement | % Warning/Failing | Students Tested |
| 6th English | 24 |
52 |
21 |
3 |
246 |
| 6th Math | 32 |
38 |
24 |
6 |
247 |
| 7th English | 11 |
64 |
17 |
8 |
228 |
| 7th Math | 17 |
34 |
31 |
18 |
227 |
| 8th English | 25 |
64 |
8 |
3 |
251 |
| 8th Math | 26 |
31 |
29 |
15 |
250 |
| 8th Science | 10 |
43 |
35 |
12 |
250 |
| All English | 20 |
60 |
15 |
4 |
725 |
| All Math | 25 |
34 |
28 |
13 |
724 |
Norwood High School
| Grade/Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improvement | % Warning/Failing | Students Tested |
| 10th English | 39 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 245 |
| 10th Math | 49 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 247 |
| 10th Science | 24 | 44 | 30 | 2 | 230 |
Laurie Graziano
9:37 am on Friday, September 21, 2012
where are the results for the Balch School?
Mr. Ragman
3:10 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
in the brazilian paper
Deb Palizzolo
11:06 am on Friday, September 21, 2012
My kids are wicked smaaahhht! LOL
Deb Palizzolo
11:06 am on Friday, September 21, 2012
Probably because they drink the chocolate milk...